Press Releases
Senator Tim Scott on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday | January 20, 2014"Once in a generation, if we are lucky, our nation is blessed with a transformational leader that changes the world. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of those leaders. His belief in equality, justice and a better life for all served as the bedrock for the civil rights movement, and continues to inspire us today. … Continue Reading
ICYMI: Senator Tim Scott’s CHOICE Act, School Choice Push Grabs Headlines
Friday | January 17, 2014Senator Tim Scott Introduces Opportunity Agenda
Wednesday | January 15, 2014Senator Tim Scott Introduces Amendment to Restore 40-Hour Work Week Unraveled by Obamacare
Thursday | January 9, 2014Senator Tim Scott: Negotiations Encouraging, but Unable to Support Budget Proposal
Tuesday | December 17, 2013United States Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) made the following statement about his vote on the proposed budget agreement. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Statement on Passing of Nelson Mandela
Wednesday | December 4, 2013Charleston, SC - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) made the following statement in response to reports that former South Africa President Nelson Mandela has passed away: … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott, Senate Republicans File Supreme Court Amicus Brief on President’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments
Tuesday | November 26, 2013Senator Scott Statement on Nuclear Option
Thursday | November 21, 2013SC Delegation Asks Department of Energy to Work With Them Regarding Funding Levels at the Savannah River Site
Thursday | November 21, 2013U.S. Senator Tim Scott led members of South Carolina's Congressional delegation in sending a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) asking the department to work with the delegation regarding funding levels for liquid radioactive tank waste remediation at the Savannah River Site. … Continue Reading
Scott, GOP Senators to Administration: No Union Carveouts from Obamacare
Friday | November 15, 2013Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined 20 of his Republican colleagues in urging the Obama administration against moving forward with a proposed regulation that would exempt unions from an Obamacare fee that applies equally to employers, charities, and faith-based organizations. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott Accepting Internship Applications
Tuesday | November 12, 2013Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is now accepting applications from South Carolinians interested in serving as interns in his Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, and Washington, D.C. offices for the spring and summer terms. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott: Healthcare.gov Privacy Breach Must Be Fixed
Tuesday | November 5, 2013Senator Tim Scott: Why Did it Take a Hearing to Fix Health Care Website Privacy Issues?
Tuesday | November 5, 2013Washington - Following his questioning of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) administrator Marilyn Tavenner in a Senate Health Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has received word that CMS has finally removed the personal information of a South Carolinian whose personal information was compromised on Healthcare.Gov. … Continue Reading
Republican Health Committee Senators Confront Administration About Obamacare Failures
Tuesday | November 5, 2013At a hearing of the Senate health committee today, Republican senators questioned Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on the rollout of the health care law-specifically, canceled insurance policies, higher premiums, the broken website and related security issues. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott and Colleagues Urge Federal Government to Allow Children to Get a Better Education
Thursday | October 24, 2013U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) was joined by 29 other senators in a call for Attorney General Eric Holder to explain why the Department of Justice has sued to trap needy children in failing public schools based on skin color alone. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott’s Service Academy Nomination Application Deadline is November 1
Thursday | October 17, 2013Senator Tim Scott Statement on Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling, Reopen Government
Wednesday | October 16, 2013Washington - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement today regarding legislation to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the federal government. "What we have learned from the past three weeks is clear - we have deep, underlying issues in how our nation budgets and spends. Ending the government shutdown is a good thing; however, raising the debt ceiling with absolutely zero offsetting reductions in spending is the poster child for the lack of fiscal foresight that is common place in Washington. … Continue Reading
Senator Tim Scott to Donate Shutdown Salary to Charity
Wednesday | October 2, 2013Fiscal Deadline a Surprise to No One
Tuesday | October 1, 2013Washington - US Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement following the failure of Congress and the White House to reach an agreement to fund government operations beginning today, October 1 - the beginning of the federal government's new fiscal year. … Continue Reading
